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Photo © by Luis R Figueroa
Costa Rica, March, 2020
Melanerpes chrysauchen

Identification

17–18 cm

Distribution

South America: found in southwest Costa Rica and adjacent western Panama.

Taxonomy

Female
Photo by elNube
Costa Rica, March 2008

This is a monotypic species.

Beautiful Woodpecker was formerly considered to be a subspecies of this species.

Habitat

Moist tropical forest, forest edges and plantations. Observed at heights around 130m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of insects, beetles, termites and larvae.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
  3. SACC proposal to recognize Beautiful Woodpecker

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